Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct vs Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee

The verdict

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct is narrowly ahead, 8.9 to Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee's 8.7. It leads on process & cup quality and packaging & shelf life.

Who each one suits

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct

Organic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawer

Scores higher on process & cup quality, packaging & shelf life.

Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee

The instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong

Scores higher on sourcing transparency.

How they score, criterion by criterion

Both are scored the same way against the rest of their category, from what their makers publish. The weight is how much each criterion moves the total. How the score works

CriterionWeightCartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ctMount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
Process & Cup Quality30%10.09.0
Convenience & Format20%8.58.5
Sourcing Transparency18%5.010.0
Packaging & Shelf Life16%10.06.7

What each one costs

PriceNot publicly statedNot publicly stated

Where they differ

Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ctMount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
Best forOrganic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawerThe instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong
What sets it apartFifty freeze-dried organic sticks with no additives, which is unusual at this formatFreeze-dried, organic and fair-trade, in glass, and it dissolves in cold water
AdditivesNone. The maker states no additives, which most stick formats cannot say—
Bean Type—Arabica
CertificationsOrganicFairtrade, Organic
Coffee Grams per Bag3.5—
Dissolves in Cold Water—✓
Individually Wrapped✓—
Intended UseThe maker names camping, office and commuting—
Origin—Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras
Origin Note—Mount Hagen names the blend on its own site as the finest Arabicas from Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras. The jar does not carry it.
Packaging TypeStickJar
Process Method Note—Printed on the jar as FREEZE-DRIED.
Roast LevelMedium—
Servings per Pack50 sticks, sold as a pack of two50 per jar, approximately
Sourcing ClaimEthically sourced, stated by the maker without a certification named for it—
Tasting Noteschocolate, cinnamon—

Pros and cons

From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct
  • +Freeze dried with no additives at all, which most stick formats cannot say
  • +50 sticks sold as a pack of two, the most servings of any stick format here
  • +Organic, medium roast, sold as an instant espresso
  • +Cartograph names camping, office and commuting, which is what sticks are for
  • −Ethically sourced is stated with no certification named behind it
  • −No origin country is published
  • −No price is published for it here
Full Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct review →
Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
  • +USDA Organic and Fair Trade, freeze dried, roughly 50 servings a jar
  • +Mount Hagen publishes it for cold water and milk as well as hot
  • +Arabica in a glass jar rather than plastic
  • −A 3.53oz jar, and no price published
  • −A jar does not travel, which is what the same maker's sticks are for
Full Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee review →

Every specification, side by side

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ctMount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee
Who it suits
Best forOrganic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawerThe instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong
What sets it apartFifty freeze-dried organic sticks with no additives, which is unusual at this formatFreeze-dried, organic and fair-trade, in glass, and it dissolves in cold water
Specifications
AdditivesNone. The maker states no additives, which most stick formats cannot say—
Bean Type—Arabica
CertificationsOrganicFairtrade, Organic
Coffee Grams per Bag3.5—
Dissolves in Cold Water—✓
FlavouredNot flavouredNot flavoured
Individually Wrapped✓—
Intended UseThe maker names camping, office and commuting—
Origin—Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras
Origin Note—Mount Hagen names the blend on its own site as the finest Arabicas from Papua New Guinea, Peru and Honduras. The jar does not carry it.
Packaging TypeStickJar
Process MethodFreeze-driedFreeze-dried
Process Method Note—Printed on the jar as FREEZE-DRIED.
Roast LevelMedium—
Servings per Pack50 sticks, sold as a pack of two50 per jar, approximately
Ships toUSUS
Ships to NoteConfirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product.Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product.
Sourcing ClaimEthically sourced, stated by the maker without a certification named for it—
Tasting Noteschocolate, cinnamon—

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct vs Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee: common questions

Which is better, Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct or Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee?

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct scores 8.9 against 8.7, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee is still ahead on sourcing transparency.

Is Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct or Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee cheaper?

Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct starts at Not publicly stated, and Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee at Not publicly stated.

Who is Cartograph Organic Instant Coffee Packets 50ct for?

Organic single-serve sticks for travel, camping and a desk drawer

Who is Mount Hagen Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee for?

The instant to buy if you have decided instant is beneath you and want to be proved wrong

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